Kansas City Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
June 11, 1961 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 11, 1961 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Kansas City Athletics 3, Cleveland Indians 7

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 4 2 2 0
Lumpe 2b 4 1 1 0
Stephens cf 4 0 1 1
Posada lf 4 0 1 2
Bauer rf 4 0 1 0
  Rivera rf 0 0 0 0
Siebern 1b 4 0 0 0
Pignatano c 3 0 1 0
Bertoia 3b 4 0 0 0
Walker p 2 0 1 0
  Archer p 0 0 0 0
  Staley p 0 0 0 0
  Sullivan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 2 2 0
Piersall cf 3 0 2 0
  Essegian pr,cf 2 2 2 5
Francona lf 5 0 1 1
Power 1b 4 0 1 0
Kirkland rf 2 1 1 1
Romano c 2 0 0 0
Held ss 4 0 0 0
Phillips 3b 4 1 0 0
Antonelli p 2 1 1 0
  Stigman p 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 10 7
Kansas City 001 020 000381
Cleveland 010 010 23x7100
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Walker  L (2-3) 6.2 8 4 4 4 2
  Archer   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Staley   1.1 2 3 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
7
4
5
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli   5.0 7 3 3 2 4
  Stigman  W (1-0) 4.0 1 0 0 2 6
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
10

  E–Bertoia (12).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Stephens (3,off Antonelli); Pignatano (5,off Antonelli).  HR–Cleveland Kirkland (6,2nd inning off Walker 0 on, 1 out); Essegian 2 (3,7th inning off Walker 1 on, 1 out,8th inning off Staley 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Walker (1,off Stigman).  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  U-HP–Joe Linsalata, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Bob Stewart, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–2:42.
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